Baniyo Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Baniyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 218 | 1:179,079 | 14,963 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Baniyo (88) may also be a first name.
Baniyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baniyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Baniyo (Hindi: बनियो, Marathi: बािनयॉ) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Baniyo.
How Common Is The Last Name Baniyo? popularity and diffusion
Baniyo is the 998,609th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Baniyo reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Baniyo is also the 1,017,994th most common given name globally, borne by 88 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 218 people, or 1 in 179,079. In Uganda Baniyo is most prevalent in: Arua District, where 47 percent reside, Maracha District, where 39 percent reside and Hoima District, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Baniyo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Baniyo in the Marathi language | ||
| बािनयॉ | bainayo | 71.43 |
| बिनयॉ | binayo | 28.57 |
| Baniyo in the Hindi language | ||
| बनियो | baniyo | 42.86 |
| बनियॉ | baniyo | 42.86 |
| बनीयो | baniyo | 14.29 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Baniyo
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